Key and coin container



y 0, 1956 H. c. BOYD, JR 2,753,914

KEY AND COIN CONTAINER Filed April 19. 1954 INVENTOR! BY (3011K ATTORNEY HUGH C- BOYD, JR

United States Patent KEY AND'COIN CONTAINER Hugh C. Boyd, Jr., Danvers, Mass. Application April 19, 1954, Serial No. 424,390

3 Claims. (G1. 1-50--40) This invention relates to a key and coin container, and has for its primary object the provision of a device, triangular in shape, which will be compact, easy to insert into the pocket of a garment or purse, assuming only a minimum amount of space therein. It will provide a chain to hold an automobile ignition key on the outside of the container, a pocket within the container to hold additional keys, fastened by the same chain, and an additional pocket or pockets to hold emergency parking meter coins, and registration papers. This invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of a single piece of leather or other similar material, substantially rectangular in shape, folded upon itself several times and fastened exclusively with snap fasteners. It requires no stitching whatsoever, as set forth in the following specifications.

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the punched blank from which the container is constructed.

Figure 2 is a detailed plan view of the partially folded container in which the appropriate snap fasteners and metallic eyelet are secured in place.

Figure 3 is a detailed plan view of the partially folded container illustrating the third fold.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the folded container with the chain in place.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the rear side of the container.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters refer to like parts throughout, the purse comprises a blank piece of leather initially approximately in the shape of a parallelogram. This blank of leather (or similar flexible material) is provided with seven holes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 (see Figure 1). Also provided are diagonal score lines 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. These score lines divide the blank into six triangles, the inside four of which are of approximately equal size. The end two triangles are of somewhat smaller dimensions, particu larly that shown at the right hand corner of Figure 1. This smallest triangle Will eventually be folded innermost.

Hole 11 is provided with combined button and socket 23 the button of which is on the finished surface of the flexible blank and the socket on the unfinished surface. Hole 12 is filled by a button 24 (see Figure 5) and hole 13 is fitted with a stud 25 on the finished side of the blank (see Figure 3). Hole 14 is preferably fitted with an eyelet 26 and hole with a stud 27 on the finished side of the blank. Hole 16 which, when the various triangular subsections are folded upon one another will be approximately superimposed upon hole 14 and eyelet 26, is left free so that a chain may pass therethrough. Finally, hole 17 is provided with a combination unit 28 having a socket on the rough side and a stud on the finished side of the blank. A chain 29 passes through metallic eyelet 26 and hole 16 when the purse is folded properly.

The folding procedure is as follows: the two triangular sections shown at the far right of Figure 1 are grasped and folded together inwardly along line 21'. Next, a secondifoldiisz made along'line: 20. When the studs, buttons,sockets: rand: eyelet are: all 'properly in place as detailed' above, the purse, :at this: st-age will -be that shown in Figure 2; Hole 12, with it's socket :and outwardly facing: button'24 will coincide with: hole 17 with its outwardly' disposed stud and inwardly facing socket 28 The socket opposite :button 24' receives the stud of' unit 28 and: the two are: preferablyfixedly secured toge'th'er. Thisforms one pocket :Next, the triple ply triangular portion or foundation of the purse now at the right is folded over upon the remaining portion of the blank along line 19 with the result that the purse shown in Figure 3 is obtained. Stud 27 (Fig. 2) registers with socket 28 so as to hold the purse relatively securely closed. Thus a second socket is formed. Finally, the left hand closure flap is superimposed upon the purse by a folding motion along line 18. Socket 23 grips stud 25, closes the pocket and completes the container.

The net effect of this folding operation is to form a substantially triangular container from a single flexible sheet of material originally in the shape of a parallelogram or almost a rectangle. The second of the triangular sections (formed when the diagonal lines are drawn) eventually is folded between the third and fourth sections, the first of the triangular sections is secured to the fifth section and the sixth and last of the triangular sections is yieldably secured to the fourth section. As a result of this type of folding, the third section lies between the first and second of the triangular sections in the finished product.

Thus it may be seen that a very efiicient key and coin container has been provided; one that may be stamped and punched in a single operation from a single sheet of material; may be fastened or held together simply by the use of snap fasteners; and requires no stitching whatsoever. This container will have 2 compartments, an inner one that may be used for the storage of emergency parking meter coins and registration papers, which will be securely retained when keys in the outer compartment are in use, and an outer compartment which may be used for keys that are use only occasionally. The latter contains a chain which enters into the outer compartment to retain keys held therein and also to retain the key most commonly used on the outside of the container ready for immediate use.

While I have shown and described the preferred formation of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, arrangement of parts or number of pockets, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A triangular key case and coin holder formed of a single flexible sheet substantially rectangular in shape having fold lines disposed diagonally thereof dividing said sheet into six substantially triangular sections, the second of said sections being folded between the third and fourth of said sections, the first of said triangular sections being secured to the fifth of said sections, and the last of said sections being yieldably secured to the fourth of said triangular sections whereby the third section lies between the first and second of said triangular sections.

2. A single piece of flexible material having a finished and a rough side substantially rectangular in shape and having diagonally disposed fold lines dividing said flexible material into six substantially triangular sections, said material being capable of being folded into a triangular key case and coin holder, the finished sides of the first, third and fourth of said triangular sections having snap fastener studs secured thereto, and the unfinished sides of the first, fifth and sixth of said triangular sections being provided with snap fastener sockets.

3. A substantially triangular key case and coin holder formed from a single piece of substantially rectangular flexible material having a finished and a rough side and having diagonally disposed fold, lines dividing said flexible material into six triangular sections, the finished sides of the first, third and fourth of said triangular sections having snap fastener studs secured thereto and the unfinished sides of the first, fifth and sixth of said triangular sections being provided with fastener sockets, the stud secured to the finished side of said first section fitting into the socket secured to the rough side of the fifth section, the socket secured to the rough side of the first section uniting with the stud secured to the finished side of the third section and the stud secured to the finished side of the fourth section uniting with the socket secured to the rough side of the sixth section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,033,578 Greenberg July 23, 1912 1,693,006 Thomas Nov. 27, 1928 2,359,154 Reichle Sept. 26, 1944 2,414,615 Slotkin Ian. 21, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS 554,871 France Mar. 11, 1923 570,953 France Ian. 24, 1924 

